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Tables of Contents for The Question Is College
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
FOREWORD TO THE NEW EDITION
vii
4
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
xi
PART ONE: PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
3
92
1 Several Myths About the Virtues of a College Education
3
5
2 Is College Always a Wise Investment?
8
3
3 The Changing Face of College
11
9
4 Going to College: Making the Question Personal
20
5
5 Exploring the Options
25
5
6 The Importance of Parental Support
30
6
7 Dignified Life's Work
36
4
8 Get a Real Job!
40
4
9 Stand Up for Your Children
44
3
10 Lack of Support and Troubles Within the Family
47
6
11 Imagine Yourself a Teenager Living in the 1980s or 1990s
53
8
12 Dealing with Anxieties About Your Children's Future
61
3
13 What Would You Do if Carl or Thomas Were Your Son?
64
10
14 Leaving Home and Learning to Learn
74
8
15 A Note on Taking Time Off During College and Figuring Out What to Do After College
82
6
16 Education and Values
88
7
PART TWO: HOW TO SET UP AND USE A CAREER PROFILE
95
50
17 Elective Affinities
95
11
18 Some Hints on How to Use This Book
106
2
19 Concrete Ways to Begin the Exploration of Vocation
108
6
20 How to Research a Profile and Use It
114
23
21 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Read Through the Profiles
137
8
PART THREE: A DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE PROFILES
145
106
22 Profile Form 1: Work with People
145
37
23 Profile Form 2: Work in Media and the Arts
182
34
24 Profile Form 3: Ecological and Environmental Work
216
17
25 Profile Forms 4 and 5: Work with Animals and Work with Things
233
11
26 A Do-It-Yourself Work Profile Form and Some Exercises in Profile Making
244
7
PART FOUR: COMMON QUESTIONS FROM ANXIOUS PARENTS
251
14
27 ... And Some Reassuring Responses
251
14
APPENDIX Resources and References for the Investigation of Life's Work
265
12
INDEX
277